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Egypt want officials from Argentina match kicked out of World Cup
The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has lodged a formal complaint with Fifa demanding that referee Francois Letexier and his officiating crew be expelled from the 2026 World Cup following Egypt’s 3-2 last-16 defeat by Argentina in Atlanta. The EFA has called for an investigation into what it describes as “double standards” and “blatant errors”, alleging…
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What does Sam Kerr’s return to the NWSL mean for the league, Gotham FC and the player herself?
Australia’s star striker Sam Kerr has returned to the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) after a seven-year absence, joining reigning champions Gotham FC on a free transfer with a contract running to 2030. The move is significant both because Kerr remains the NWSL’s all-time leading scorer and because she returns to a league — and…
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Goals galore – how dominant is Premier League wealth at World Cup?
As the 2026 World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico reaches the quarter-final stage, BBC Sport has analysed the tournament’s leading statistics and found England’s Premier League to be the dominant force. Although players from 75 different domestic divisions have featured, 154 players who finished the 2025-26 season at Premier League clubs were named…
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Team USA issues statement in English and Spanish after disastrous World Cup exit
A shocking 4-1 Round of 16 loss to Belgium exposed how far the USMNT has to go, a reality acknowledged by US Soccer's statement after their World Cup exit.
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USMNT World Cup player ratings: high marks for McKennie and Tillman, but Pulisic and Dest fall short
The Guardian has published player ratings for the United States men’s national team following their disappointing exit from the World Cup, assessing how each member of the squad performed across the tournament. While the campaign ended in frustration, the piece argues there were genuine positives, particularly from a younger core of players who enhanced their…
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‘Your boys took a hell of a beating’ – England and Norway’s football rivalry
England and Norway will meet in the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup in Miami on Saturday, reviving a rivalry defined less by football than by one legendary piece of radio commentary. The fixture recalls Norway’s shock 2-1 win over England in a 1981 World Cup qualifier in Oslo, after which NRK commentator Bjorge Lillelien…
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Is there such a thing as ‘the perfect penalty’ in football? – video
This Guardian Sport video, presented by Nikhita Chulani, examines whether a “perfect penalty” exists in football by drawing on statistics and academic research. With the 2026 World Cup under way, the piece stresses that penalty shootouts often decide knockout matches, making any edge in taking spot kicks potentially decisive for a team’s tournament fortunes. The…
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Watch: Gaza football fans watch World Cup from rubble
Hundreds of people cheered for Egypt, which shares a border with Gaza, in the match against Argentina.
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‘The Kitchen’ Director Alonso Ruizpalacios at BAM: ‘We Need More Trojan Horses’
At a masterclass during the Bogotá Audiovisual Market (BAM), Mexican director Alonso Ruizpalacios reflected on resilience, co-production and the growing role of artificial intelligence in filmmaking. The session, presented by Mediapro and delayed by an hour after Colombia’s World Cup defeat to Switzerland, saw the director address a subdued audience by reading Elizabeth Bishop’s poem…